Synonyms of intermittently

intermittently

adverb

as in periodically

Related Words

• periodically
• occasionally
• sometimes
• infrequently
• rarely
• seldom
• recurrently
• now and then
• off and on
• now
• here and there
• irregularly
• sporadically
• little
• variously

Dissimilar Words

• often
• frequently
• usually
• regularly
• much
• commonly
• hourly
• routinely
• ordinarily
• oftentimes
• oft
• consistently
• constantly
• always
• invariably
• continuously
• continually
• incessantly
• perpetually
• unceasingly
• endlessly
• ever
• uninterruptedly
• continuingly
• interminably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intermittently

Oslo is intermittently concerned that the tiny Russian settlement of Barentsburg on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago might seek to become something bigger. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Roosevelt lived and ranched in North Dakota intermittently for about two years after the deaths of his wife and mother on the same day in 1884. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Rosana Rodriguez, 33rd, whose office is in contact with Martinez-Sifontes’ family, said Albany Park has recently seen fewer ICE encounters than during earlier phases of Operation Midway Blitz, but said enforcement activity still surfaces intermittently. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

They are only intermittently given distinguishing characteristics or classifications. — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026

Venus Williams, who turns 46 on Wednesday, has played intermittently. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 16 June 2026

McConnell, now in his final Senate term that ends in January, has remained active on Capitol Hill, chairing defense spending hearings while intermittently using a wheelchair. — Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

Analysts, including those at the ISP-M, say China has intermittently backed both Myanmar's ruling military, and the rebels that military is battling in the country's civil war, depending on its varying economic and security interests. — CBS News, 12 June 2026

The Tijuana River Valley, which straddles the border, has been overrun for decades by untreated wastewater and sewage, forcing border towns like Imperial Beach and Chula Vista to intermittently close its beaches due to pollution. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026